‎Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21 by Michael Form

Overture

Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo

5:00

Recitative: E tanto ancor s'indulga (Alessandro)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell

0:15

Sinfonia

German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo

0:23

Recitative accompagnato: Ossidraca superba (Alessandro)

Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell

0:39

Battaglia

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell

2:18

Recitative: Grazie all'eterno Giove (Clito, Alessandro)

Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden

1:05

Aria: Tra le stragi (Alessandro)

German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp

4:49

Recitative accompagnato: Che vidi! (Rossane, Lisaura)

German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form

1:56

Recitative: Ecco Tassile (Lisaura, Rossane, Tassile)

Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp

1:01

Aria: Quando dolce amor saria (Lisaura)

Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro

5:15

Recitative: Ne' trofei d'Alessandro (Rossane)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

0:26

Aria: Lusinghe piu care (Rossane)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro

5:59

Recitative: Sventurato ch'io sono! (Tassile)

German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell

0:49

Aria: Vibra, cortese Amor (Tassile)

Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell

4:44

Recitative accompagnato: Fra le guerre - Chi d'agguagli (Alessandro, Tassile, Leonato, Cleone, Clito)

Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell

1:18

Recitative: Appretasti, oh Cleone (Alessandro, Cleone, Lisaura, Rossane)

Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo

1:29

Aria: No, piu soffrir non voglio (Lisaura)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell

4:22

Recitative accompagnato: Vilipese bellezze (Rossane)

Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form

1:36

Recitative: Pur ti ritrovo (Alessandro, Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists

1:07

Aria: Men fedele, men costante (Alessandro)

Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo

5:15

Recitative: Si, lusingando ei parla (Rossane)

Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists

0:30

Aria: Un lusinghiero dolce pensiero (Rossane)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden

7:29

Recitative: Tu, che Rossane adori (Clito, Cleone, Leonato)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form

1:03

Aria: Pregi son d'un alma grande (Leonato)

Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi

4:06

Recitative: Sempre del suo valor (Clito)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi

0:34

Aria: A sprone, a fren leggiero (Clito)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

2:18

Sinfonia

Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell

1:08

Recitative: Al magnanimo (Cleone)

Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo

0:29

Recitative accompagnato: Primo motor delle superne stelle (Alessandro)

German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell

1:47

Recitative: Figlio del Re (Tassile, Cleone, Clito, Alessandro, Lisaura)

Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists

1:49

Duet: Placa l'alma, quieto il petto! (Lisaura, Rossane) - Recitative: Fra gli uomini (Alessandro)

German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden

2:55

Recitative accompagnato: Solitudini amate (Rossane)

Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form

2:29

Arioso: Aure, fonti, ombre gradite (Rossane)

Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi

3:16

Recitative: Eccola in preda al sonno (Alessandro, Lisaura, Rossane)

Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists

3:17

Aria: Vano amore, lusinga, diletto (Alessandro)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Michael Form

5:58

Recitative: Tiranna passion (Lisaura, Tassile)

German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell

2:32

Aria: Sempre fido e disprezzato (Tassile)

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp

5:32

Recitative: Pur troppo veggio d'Alessandro (Lisaura)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden

0:29

Aria: Che tiranna d'amor (Lisaura)

Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden

5:31

Recitative: Qui aspetto l'incostante (Rossane, Alessandro)

Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Lawrence Zazzo, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden

2:49

Aria: Alla sua gabbia d'oro (Rossane)

German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

9:22

Recitative: Vincitor generoso (Alessandro, Lisaura)

German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Lawrence Zazzo

1:03

Aria: No! Risolvo abbandonar la belle (Alessandro)

Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi

3:24

Recitative: Finto sereno e d'Alessandro in volto (Lisaura)

German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro

0:38

Aria: La cervetta nei lacci avvolta (Lisaura)

Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi

5:52

Sinfonia

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Michael Form

0:16

Recitative: Dopo il sublime onor (Alessandro, Clito, Tassile, Cleone)

German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi

3:34

Recitative: Oh Dei! che infausta nuova! (Rossane, Alessandro, Leonato)

German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden

2:12

Aria: Il cor mio, ch'e gia per te (Alessandro)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp

2:02

Recitative: Svanisci, oh reo timore (Rossane)

Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro

0:29

Aria: Dica il falso, dica il vero (Rossane)

Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists

5:38

Arioso: Sfortunato e il mio valore (Clito)

Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo

1:51

Recitative: L'adulator s'appressa (Clito, Cleone, Leonato)

Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form, Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists

2:14

Aria: Saro qual vento, che nell incendio (Cleone)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi

2:47

Recitative: La resa liberta dunque (Lisaura, Rossane)

Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro

1:07

Aria: Si, m'e caro imitar quel bel core (Lisaura)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Michael Form

4:22

Recitative: Sento un'interno inusitata gioia (Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Lawrence Zazzo

0:42

Aria: Brilla nell'alma un non inteso ancor (Rossane)

Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Lawrence Zazzo, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro

6:37

Recitative: Qual tormento crudel (Lisaura, Alessandro)

Lawrence Zazzo, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, German Handel Soloists, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form

1:32

Aria: L'amor che per te sento (Lisaura)

German Handel Soloists, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Michael Form, Andrew Finden, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

2:25

Recitative: A che badi, Alessandro (Alessandro, Tassile, Rossane)

Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, Michael Form, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Rebecca Raffell, Lawrence Zazzo

0:51

Aria: L'armi implora dal tuo figlio (Rossane)

Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Andrew Finden, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Rebecca Raffell, Michael Form

10:37

D'uom fiero nel soglio (Chorus)

Andrew Finden, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi

0:33

Recitative: Chi osera traditoresandro (Alessandro, Leonato, Clito, Tassile)

Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists

1:17

Aria: Prove sono di grandezza (Alessandro)

Michael Form, Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Raffaella Milanesi, Andrew Finden, German Handel Soloists

4:42

Recitative accompagnato: Spegni o supremo Regnator de'Numi (Rossane, Lisaura, Alessandro, Tassile)

Andrew Finden, Raffaella Milanesi, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Rebecca Raffell, German Handel Soloists, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Michael Form

1:43

Recitative: Si festiggi il bel giorno (Alessandro, Rossane, Tassile, Lisaura)

Rebecca Raffell, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, German Handel Soloists, Raffaella Milanesi, Lawrence Zazzo, Michael Form, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden

0:42

Act III: Finale: Amico arrida il ciel (Tutti)

Rebecca Raffell, Raffaella Milanesi, German Handel Soloists, Michael Form, Yetzabel Arias Fernández, Martín Oro, Lawrence Zazzo, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Andrew Finden

1:46

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Michael Form

Conductor
Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Soprano
Lawrence Zazzo

Countertenor
Martín Oro

Countertenor

Stefan Raebel

Producer
Michael Sawall

Executive Producer
Bernd Feuchtner

Executive Producer
Olaf Mielke

Editing Engineer
Makus Kaesler

Photography
Susanne Lowien

Booklet Editor
Joachim Berenbold

Graphic Design
Bernd Feuchtner

Liner Notes

Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

RECORD LABEL

George Frideric Handel

Michael Form

Yetzabel Arias Fernández

Lawrence Zazzo

Martín Oro

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Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21

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